Graduates earn 2,775 degrees from Illinois Institute of Technology

About 33.1 percent of the 2,775 degrees and certificates handed out by the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2016-17 were to students in Engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in Computer Science. Data shows the school gave out 365 master's degrees in Computer Science, followed by 226 doctor's degrees in Law and 218 master's degrees in Information Technology.

The institute enrolled 7,730 students for 2016-17, including 2,944 in undergraduate programs and 4,786 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2016-17

Program

Bachelor's degrees awarded

Graduate and professional degrees awarded

Total degrees and certificates awarded

Percent of total

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

66

173

239

Mechanical Engineering

88

100

188

Agricultural Engineering

-

86

86

Chemical Engineering

27

46

73

Civil Engineering, General

42

9

51

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

37

14

51

Computer Engineering, General

15

36

51

Construction Engineering

-

47

47

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering

34

-

34

Structural Engineering

-

33

33

Architectural Engineering

10

10

20

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

-

17

17

Materials Engineering

2

11

13

Manufacturing Engineering

-

5

5

Transportation and Highway Engineering

-

3

3

Computer Hardware Engineering

-

3

3

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

-

1

1

Operations Research

-

1

1

Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

1

-

1

Civil Engineering, Other

-

1

1

Engineering, Other

-

-

-

Engineering, General

-

-

-

Computer Engineering, Other

-

-

-

Engineering total

322

596

918

33.1

Computer Science

52

374

426

Information Technology

51

218

269

Computer and Information Sciences, General

10

-

10

Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

-

9

9

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

-

2

2

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

-

-

-

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total

113

603

716

25.8

Law

-

226

226

Programs for Foreign Lawyers

-

76

76

Intellectual Property Law

-

20

20

Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

-

7

7

Tax Law/Taxation

-

2

2

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

-

-

-

Legal Professions and Studies total

-

331

331

11.9

Finance, General

-

103

103

Business Administration and Management, General

42

18

60

Management Science

-

19

19

Knowledge Management

-

8

8

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

-

4

4

General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other

-

2

2

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

-

1

1

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

-

-

-

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total

42

155

197

7.1

Architecture

105

49

154

Landscape Architecture

-

3

3

Architecture and Related Services, Other

-

-

-

Architecture and Related Services total

105

52

157

5.7

Engineering/Industrial Management

25

63

88

Biomedical Technology/Technician

-

1

1

Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician

-

-

-

Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total

25

64

89

3.2

Public Administration

-

66

66

Public Administration and Social Service Professions total

-

66

66

2.4

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

12

23

35

Biochemistry

9

-

9

Biomedical Sciences, General

-

4

4

Biophysics

1

1

2

Bioinformatics

-

-

-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences total

22

28

50

1.8

Chemistry, General

5

12

17

Physics, General

4

13

17

Analytical Chemistry

-

13

13

Physics, Other

2

-

2

Materials Chemistry

-

1

1

Theoretical Chemistry

-

-

-

Environmental Chemistry

-

-

-

Astrophysics

-

-

-

Forensic Chemistry

-

-

-

Physical Sciences total

11

39

50

1.8

Applied Mathematics, General

13

13

26

Financial Mathematics

-

22

22

Mathematics and Statistics total

13

35

48

1.7

Psychology, General

19

22

41

Clinical Psychology

1

-

1

Psychology, Other

1

-

1

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other

-

-

-

Psychology total

21

22

43

1.6

Design and Applied Arts, Other

-

40

40

Visual and Performing Arts total

-

40

40

1.4

Mathematics and Computer Science

-

16

16

Sustainability Studies

-

7

7

International/Global Studies

-

-

-

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total

-

23

23

0.8

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

-

10

10

Health/Medical Physics

-

7

7

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

-

-

-

Pharmacy

-

-

-

Pharmaceutical Sciences

-

-

-

Health Professions and Related Programs total

-

17

17

0.6

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

5

-

5

Technical and Scientific Communication

2

2

4

Journalism

-

-

-

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total

7

2

9

0.3

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

-

4

4

Mathematics Teacher Education

-

4

4

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

-

-

-

Education total

-

8

8

0.3

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

6

-

6

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

-

-

-

General Studies

-

-

-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

-

-

-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total

6

-

6

0.2

Political Science and Government, General

3

-

3

Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods

1

-

1

Applied Economics

-

-

-

Development Economics and International Development

-

-

-

Sociology

-

-

-

Social Sciences total

4

-

4

0.1

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing

-

3

3

English Language and Literature/Letters total

-

3

3

0.1

Food Science

-

-

-

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total

-

-

-

-

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